Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Cruises to 5-0 Win Over Hope in NCAA Second Round Action

Photo by Jonas Powell '18

May 11, 2018

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The No. 5 Wesleyan University women's tennis team began it's NCAA Tournament campaign with a comfortable victory over Hope College on Friday afternoon, cruising to a 5-0 win and booking its spot in the Sweet 16, matching the program's best-ever postseason finish.

The Cardinals came into the match as the No. 1 seed in their regional, which is being hosted by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa.

In singles, it was a race to the finish, with the Cardinals jumping out to big leads on most courts. In the end, it was Chong and Nakamoto who would win the fourth and fifth points for Wesleyan, clinching the match with a pair of straight-set victories. Chong won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 and Nakamoto followed moments later with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 4.

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Wesleyan advances to the regional final against hosts Carnegie Mellon tomorrow, with a spot in the Elite 8 in Claremont, Calif. on the line. The match was originally scheduled for 12 p.m. but will either be played outdoors at 9:30 a.m. or indoors at 2 p.m. depending on the weather.